Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31

But de Kunnul he jis' laff he ser glad dat
Duke OBJ Edenbu'g we'll ergin.
Well, little while aftah dat de Duke fell
inter de ciste'n. Dat wuz err tribulation sho'
nuff. De Kunnul run mos distract dat
night. EFT wuz pow'ful da'k, an he ser
ce'tain dat pup gwine drown he jis' rip er
boa'd OF de fence an slide down hitinter
de ciste'n. neber furgit dat ser scat
jis' drop onter my knees by de mouf OBJ
dat da'k dungeons caborn an pray fur de
Lawd ter sabe dat pup, an'--an'-de Kun
null. Well, He did, dough ct wuz ser da'k
couldn' see how de myracle am did.
Den tereckly aftah dat de Duke he got de
insects an de scratches, an de Kunnul tell
me ter plastah um with buttah an red per-
supity. l done hit; but, honey, doan yo'
cher do ct wuth dat pup OBJ yo'n, caise two
days aftah / plast'd de Duke der wuzn' er
hbin' hair on UNI but he eyewunkersi He
de mos sta'tlin' lookin' creetah yo' eber
sect De fus' time he come up ter me aftah
dat er blinkin' he eyes an wagglin' he hair
less tail / jes' tuck ter my heels, an all
King Gawg's oxen couldn' aheld mel
But de Duke he blossom out aftah dat he
grow de fines crop Of hair OBJ any beas' en-
dem pawts, an wen he git ter or yeah ole
he highs big as er OK. De Kunnul jis' sot
he eyes by 'um, an Miss Myra she mighty
tuck with UNI, fur dat Duke he jes' mach
roun' with Ter livery wha' as IL he own Ter
en- de hole ya'th. But he didn' like Marse
Willum an he like Marse David, an dat de
fus' triberlation en- dat Tub game. Befo' he
got growed up he jes pay no 'tention ter it,
but aftah he get raired up ter de yeahs OBJ
descreeshun, / CLAIR, BELIEF he TAX mo-
inte'st en- 1t dan de old Mistess, an tell
ye she pow'ful pestered bout it.
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an hottah all de time; hit jis' seem
nip an tuck, nip and tuck, twix'
dem two sprucious young chaps. De
old Mistess an he Kunnul dey kline
lean to'des Marse William, hit seem ter me,
I'spec' caise he folks ser rich an come
uppity, but Miss Myra tink she take jis'
leetle de mos ter Marse David, dough,
CLAIR, belieb dat chile like dem chaps ser
had she jes' breakin' her hat caise she
can not myarry UNI bofel
Well, de Duke he jis' keep talsin' mo- an
mo- inte'est en- de scrape, twell aftah while
hit git ser bad dat wen it come Marse
Willum's tu'n ter visit Miss Myra en- de
ebenin', we hab ter chain i'm in de back
ya'd ter keep lin fun eatin' Marse Willum
up But wen hit come Marse David's turn
dat dawg jes' roll en- de flower beds, IAN
ba'k an cave an jump onter Marse David
an lick he hans an face like all persessed,
an dat make hit pow'ful had an tribe ria
cious fur Miss Myra.
Den one ebenin' notis' Marse David he
come down de big steps an go way mighty
yarley, an wen go en- de house see Miss
Myra look awful white an trubbled like,
an tink ter myself now Marse Willum
goin' ter win,' an 1 feel pow'ful bad bout
dat caise l cawnt hep likin' Marse David
de bes' no way.
Den Marse David he quit comm, an we
hab ter keep dat Duke jis' chained up all
de while caise he jis git will. But Miss
Myra she not low Marse Willum ter come
berry often elder, an pears like cherry ting
goin' crossways in dat house.
Well, one ebenin' dat lub game hit come
ter er teetotal Eruption. Et happen de night
de stage come en- fun Cha'lston an de Kun
null sont me in fur de mail. min ct wuz
moonlight, an met Marse Willum goin'
toa'des de KunnuPs, an TO- long / met
Marse David goin' kiner dat way, too.
But, chile, doan' yo' neber mistrus' but
what tings wuz upset some wen git back
ter dat house erginl De Duke he jis' went
clean out OBJ he senses hit pears dat night
wen Marse Willum come, an tore an
raved an broke he chain an come rite
roun' inter de front ya'd lik err wounded
lion, an wen come he wuz layin' da' on
de walk with er bullet hole fro he brain,
an Marse Willum wuz talkin' at de
top OBJ he voice, an de Kun
null wuz cha'gin' an yellin' dat he
goin' ter murder i'm fur KILN de
Duke, an Miss Myra wuz cryin' an ole Mis-
tess err screamin'. 1 neber see de like TO
ner since. I clar, belieb de Kunnul take
Marse Willum's life rite den an da only
fur Miss Myra an ole Mistess cryin' an
holdin' UNI back twell Marse Willum make
err big sweepin' bow an walk out de gate.
Den de Kunnul he jes' drap rite down on
he knees ober dat Duke an cry an fon' lie i'm
like he er dead chile neber spec ter see
de like erginl I jis' went rite away FUN
da', an neber bat airy eye with sleep dat
Dressed night fun triberlatin' bout dat Tub
mess an de Kunnuls trubble.
But nex' mawnin' tings wuz no bettah
de Kunnul he jis' will an hornety IS il he
haint er sign OBJ er head on he body. He
gwine persecoot Marse Willum, he say,
twell de las drap OBJ dc law, an he gwine
git Marse David ter do ell Miss Myra an
de ole Mistess dey fit ergin dat like all
compassion, but de Kuunul jes mach away
aftah Marse David spite OBJ um.
Well, / went erlong with i'm case feerd
something goin' happen i'm, but lam, he doan
keer wha' is he ser tuck up bout dat per-
secootin'. Marse David he jes' been United
ter de bar OBJ de law an hab no case yit,
but he say he sorry but he cawnt do dis fur
dc Kunnul. Den dc Kunnul jis jump clare
off de han'le He want fight Marse David
err duel, an he 'buse i'm an cyarry on viii.
Marse David never say airy wo'd fur long
time; jis' let de Kunnul run on twill he
clean out OBJ bref. Den he say with err dry
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blood OBJ any mo- dawgs split he gwine do
etp
Well, chile, de trial dat come aftah little
wuz a pow'ful big meetin'. Dey couldn' no
wha' nigh git inter de justus' office, ser
dey changed dc venue ter de cot house
hall Ebery body wuz da' an dc Chambe's
an de Canfels dey look pow'ful glum at
one 'nudder, tell yo Marse Willum look
mighty hot en- mad an Marse David look
like he bout fit ter laff out loud, an Miss
Myra she look pretty come-uppity, dough
sho', too, she look rite sorry fur 'em all, an
err coed deal like dey all err pack OBJ fools
Well, de Canfels dey hab de bigges'
lawya in de town ter pose Marse David,
an putty soon dey begin ter scrimmage,
an dey scrimmage an dey scrummage.
Marse David he jis' press dem perceedin's
hot, an de big lawya' he pose like all COM
passion. Dey keep hollerin' Il defect; dat
eberdence am irreberent an incompetentp
an dey jump up an grab dey law books an
pUun' de table befvsae justus' an speechify
er miunet ter settle It, An de justus' he
gently jis set da with he mouf open an
look kin'er dazed an wandern in he min,
an de Chambe's an de Canfiel's dey jis'
set da an glum an glover at one nudder.
But aftah while Marse David speedily fur
Inx, tr,o a,,t sx.,
gettin' clare, den de biglawya. he jis' make
de fur fly befo' de justus', an de justus' he
begin ter look dazed an wanderin' ergin;
den Marse David he come at um ergin, an
by de time Marse David git done de justus'
eyes look like he min comm putty clare,
an he up an glib in er ve'dyct gin Marse
Willum fur KILN de Duke.
Well, Marse David he look befo' dat like
he bout gwine ter laf mos OBJ dc time, but
when he hyah dat ve'dyct he face hit
jis' drap sober like err flash, an he raise